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M-86 (Michigan Highway)
M-86 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan in the southern portion of the Lower Peninsula. The highway starts at Business US Highway 131 (Bus. US 131) and M-60 in Three Rivers and ends at US Highway 12 (US 12) near Coldwater. In between, it crosses farm country and runs along a section of the Prairie River. Following a highway originally numbered M-7, the roadway was renumbered M-86 in 1940. It has been a part of the state highway system at least since 1927. Two other roadways carried the M-86 designation in the 1920s. Two bridges along the road are eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Route description M-86 begins in Three Rivers at a junction with Bus. US 131 and M-60. From there the road travels south out of town on Main Street and across the St. Joseph River. After crossing the river, the highway runs through a residential area of town and turns eastward into rural farm lands. M-86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Rivers, Michigan
Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The population was 7,973 at the time of the 2020 census. Three Rivers derives its name from its location at the confluence of the St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Rocky and Portage rivers. The St. Joseph River flows into Lake Michigan. The city is the home of St. Gregory's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the Episcopal Church, which was established in 1946. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Highways * * * * Climate Demographics As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $32,460, and the median income for a family was $36,272. Males had a median income of $31,849 versus $23,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,279. About 16.2% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. 2010 census A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteson, Michigan
Matteson Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,173. Communities There are no incorporated municipalities in the mostly agricultural township. The only settlement in the township is the unincorporated community of Matteson at . Geography Most of the township is drained by Little Swan Creek, a tributary of the St. Joseph River. The northwest portion is drained by other small tributaries of the St. Joseph. A portion in the southeast is drained by Swan Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.48%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 493 households, and 371 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 628 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.05% White, 0.47% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-44 (Michigan Highway)
M-44 is a state trunkline highway in the western region of the US state of Michigan. It runs northward from the intersection of M-11 (28th Street) and M-37 toward the Rockford area. The highway then turns eastward to Belding, and it ends six miles (10 km) north of Ionia at M-66. M-44 is known in Grand Rapids as the "East Beltline" and intersects with its related highway, Connector M-44, in Plainfield Township. This highway runs concurrently with M-37 between M-11 and Interstate 96 (I-96). As a state highway, M-44 dates back to around July 1, 1919, and it was routed along a section of its modern route at that time. The eastern end was altered in the late 1920s, and the western end was extended to the Grand Rapids area in the 1970s. For over 20 years, M-44 was truncated to remove the M-37 concurrency. Since 2003 though, the highway has terminated at the intersection with 28th Street. Route description M-44 starts at the intersection of 28th Street and East Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionia County, Michigan
Ionia County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,804. The county seat is Ionia. The Ionia County Courthouse was designed by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect. Ionia County is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, Grand Rapids-Kentwood metropolitan statistical area. History The county is named for Ionia, a historic area of Greece. Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. Adjacent counties * Gratiot County – northeast * Montcalm County – north * Clinton County – east * Kent County – west * Eaton County – southeast * Barry County – southwest Major highways * is an east–west freeway running through the heart of Ionia County. The freeway can be used to access Grand Rapids, to the west, and Lansing and Detroit, to the east. * is an east–west highway that runs north of I-96. The highway runs through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-20 (Michigan Highway)
M-20 is a Michigan Highway System, state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs from New Era, Michigan, New Era to Midland, Michigan, Midland. It crosses through rural Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula forest land between the two ends. The highway serves the college towns of Big Rapids, Michigan, Big Rapids and Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, home of the main campuses of Ferris State University and Central Michigan University, both located near the trunkline. The original July 1919 routing took M-20 farther north along a corridor now used by U.S. Route 10 in Michigan, US Highway 10 (US 10). The M-20 designation was shifted south to the current corridor in 1926. The eastern end was truncated from Bay City, Michigan, Bay City to Midland in 1960, following the opening of a freeway between the two cities. The western end was rerouted from Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon to New Era in 1969. Route description M-20 starts near Lake Michigan at the U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-24 (Michigan Highway)
M-24 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan and The Thumb, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75) and ends where it merges with M-25. While the M-24 designation is similar to that of US Highway 24 (US 24) which has a northern terminus located only a few miles from the southern terminus of M-24, M-24 was never part of US 24. The first M-24 in Michigan was replaced by M-20 when US 10 replaced the original M-20 in 1926. A 1936 bypass of downtown Pontiac resulted in the creation of M-24A which later became BUS M-24 in 1940. An extension in 1997 moved the northern end of M-24 northward from Caro to Unionville, replacing a section of M-138 in the process. Route description M-24 begins a hundred feet south of an overpass that is part of a double trumpet interchange with I-75 in Auburn Hills. The interchange also connects w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Lakes, Michigan
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is also the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-46 (Michigan Highway)
M-46 is an east–west Michigan Highway System, state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan between Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon and Port Sanilac, Michigan, Port Sanilac, terminating near Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on each end. Except for the north–south segment that corresponds with the U.S. Route 131, US Highway 131 (US 131) freeway between Cedar Springs, Michigan, Cedar Springs and Howard City, Michigan, Howard City, M-46 is practically a due east–west surface highway. The road runs through rural sections of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula connecting several freeways including U.S. Route 31 in Michigan, US 31, US 131, U.S. Route 127 in Michigan, US 127 and Interstate 75 in Michigan, Interstate 75 (I-75). The highway was formed by July 1, 1919, along two discontinuous sections of its current corridor. The gap was filled in by 1927, but a second break in the routing was created in the 1930s. This second interruption in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-86 December 1927
M86 or M-86 may refer to: Ships * HMAS ''Diamantina'' (M 86), a ''Huon''-class minehunter in the Royal Australian Navy * INS ''Malpe'' (M86), an Indian Naval minesweeper ship Transportation * M86 (Johannesburg), a short metropolitan route in South Africa * M86 (New York City bus), a bus route in Manhattan, U.S. * M86 expressway (Hungary) * M-86 (Michigan highway), U.S. * M-86-Prairie River Bridge, now the Crystal Springs Street–Dowagiac River Bridge, near Sumnerville, Michigan, U.S. Weapons and munitions * M86 pursuit deterrent munition, a U.S. anti-personnel landmine * M86 sniper rifle, a 7.62mm sniper rifle employed by the U.S. military * Valmet Sniper M86, a Finnish sniper rifle * Zastava M86, a variant of the Zastava M84 machine gun Other uses * M86 Security, an American Internet threat protection company * M86 Swimming Center, Madrid, Spain * Messier 86 Messier 86 (also known as M86 or NGC 4406) is a bright elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. Its role had previously been performed by the Office of Road Inquiry, Office of Public Roads and the Bureau of Public Roads. History Background With the coming of the bicycle in the 1890s, interest grew regarding the improvement of streets and roads in America. The traditional method of putting the burden on maintaining roads on local landowners was increasingly inadequate. In 1893, the federal Office of Road Inquiry (ORI) was founded; in 1905, it was renamed the Office of Public Roads (OPR) and made a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. Demands grew for local and state government to take charge. With the coming of the automobile, urgent efforts were made to upgrade and moderniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway System (United States)
The National Highway System (NHS) is a network of strategic highways within the United States, including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, military bases, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities. Altogether, it constitutes the largest highway system in the world. Individual states are encouraged to focus federal funds on improving the efficiency and safety of this network. The roads within the system were identified by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) in cooperation with the states, local officials, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and approved by the United States Congress in 1995. Legislation The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in 1991 established certain key routes such as the Interstate Highway System, be included. The act provided a framework to develop a National Intermodal Transportation System which "co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
